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Our Accommodation in Argyll
The Loch Awe Suite
A very large (21ft x 16ft) double en suite double aspect room overlooking the loch with 20ft high domed ceilings with original frieze plasterwork.
Bathroom luxury CP Hart over looking the loch with jacuzzi, corner bath, bidet and probably "the best shower in the world" with multi-jets.
The Ben Cruachan Suite
A very large (19ft x 13.5ft) double or twin-bedded en suite room overlooking the loch 20ft high domed ceiling.
Bath room luxury CP Hart with claw feet bath rolltop, power shower (with wonderful Italian doors), overlooking the mountain Ben Cruachan.
The Kilchurn Room
A small double room (11.5ft x 9.5ft) over-looking the fields with private Matki shower room just a few yards away down the original beautiful wrought iron back staircase. Ideal for additional guests in the party or if Loch Awe and Cruachan rooms are full!
Dinner at Sithe Mor is an event
Although there are two hotel restaurants and a pub in the village are close by, guests may like to dine with us and enjoy a 4 course dinner at Sithe Mor House over the weekend during their stay.
Dress: Kilts are invited and encouraged at the Dinner. We have many kilts and would be delighted to lend you one gratis if you can let us know beforehand.
Should we "dress for Dinner"? Entirely up to you. The candlelit Dinner (see above ) is semi formal so some gentlemen do like to wear jacket and tie but it is your choice. Delighted if you want to make it a black tie Dinner but do make sure you tell us, so we ourselves can dress appropriately!
Pre Dinner Drinks: gratis on the house of course. Taken in the conservatory overlooking the loch, or at the summerhouse down by the loch or in the Winter in the Drawing Room with a roaring log fire.
Kilchrenan is a beautiful West Highland village in which to attend a wedding whatever the season.
A few useful hints to ponder...
How long will it take to drive to the village venue?
the village kirk (church!) 5 minutes
the Ardanaiseig Hotel 15 minutes
the Taycreggan Hotel 5 minutes
Loch Visions
Kilchrenan is home to the award winning business Loch Visions. Loch Visions is a wildlife photography and tour company offering fantastic days out. No equipment or experience is required as everything's provided for, all you need to do is turn up and enjoy their glorious local natural heritage.
Loch Visions offers the following:
The Loch Visions Experience
Your chance to experience the joy and excitement of wildlife photography through their award winning Loch Visions' one day experience. Anyone can enjoy this fantastic day out, you don't even need to own a camera as all equipment's provided. The day is spent in their wildlife photographic woodland on the banks of Loch Awe in Kilchrenan walking distance from Sithe Mor.
Activities
Walking
There are lovely local walks from Sithe Mor House of 30 minutes to 3 hours duration. For a walk afore dinner of say 30 minutes either:
Walk down to the Taycreggan Hotel (out of the Sithe Mor drive and turn left) and do walk in front of the hotel itself to the old jetty from where a ferry went to Portsonachan for over 500 years. On the way back walk down to Sithe Mor's bay and jetty. See the 110 year old Thames Skiff which we still use today. A clean walk with shoes but not heels. Or:
Go through the woods from the back garden and over the bridges and carefully through the path by the stream and then through the gate and up the hillock to the cairn (burial stones) from where you can see the loch in both directions and the mountain Ben Cruachan behind you. Take the camera! Stout shoes or wellies.(happy to lend you some wellies).
There are beautiful forestry commission walks (1 hour to 3 hours) from Delavich, which is 10 minutes drive away. We can give you a F/C plan
For the really adventurous the mountain Ben Cruachan at 3,700 feet high beckons. This is no mere walk but only for the experienced and will take 7 hours+. You must be properly equipped and very fit.
Fishing and Boats
"Nothing quite so nice as messing about on the water" Kenneth Graham
Fishing on Loch Awe is by permit only as the loch is entirely in the possession of the riparian owners. Sithe Mor House of course abuts the loch so we are a riparian owner and have our own fishing rights, which extend to the whole of the waters. If you'd like to fish let us know and we can issue you with a chitty to show to the water bailiffs.
Boats can be hired from a jetty in Delavich and we'll happily telephone ahead for you.
Great cruises down Loch Etive from Taynuilt 15 minutes away
The loch can be dangerous so always wear a life jacket
If we're going out in the skiff or the motorboat you're most welcome to come
We have no fishing tackle ourselves: "fishing to me is one jerk on the end of a line waiting for a jerk on the other end of the line" Groucho Marx.
Croquet
Great Jacques croquet set is in the summerhouse.
Don't ask John to play, he's vicious and mean but especially so when playing croquet.
Places to Visit
Car Journey Times
Kilchrenan: 2 minutes.
Taynuilt: 15 minutes.
Oban: 30 minutes.
Inveraray: 45 minutes.
Fort William (ugh!) 1hour 15 minutes.
Glen Coe: 1 hour 15 minutes.
Loch Lomond: 1 hour.
Glasgow: 2 hours.
Island of Mull: 40 minutes plus ferry 40 minutes.
Taynuilt - 4 star
Small village which has great delicatessen, butcher, outdoor clothing shop and a very good antique shop. Superb tea shop with great toasties
Bonawe Iron Furnace: a great Industrial Heritage site, well worth a visit. Founded in 1753 with production ceasing in 1876.
Loch Etive cruises: reaches parts of the loch inaccessible by road. Seals otters and all other wildlife.
Inverawe Smokery: Royal warrant to the queen for supplying smoked fish. Also has tearoom and nature trails.
Inveraray 5 star
Inveraray Jail: award winning attraction. See life in a 19th c prison and listen to actual former trails.
Crarae Gardens: a few miles away is one of Scotland finest gardens.
Kilchurn Castle 3 star
On the way to Inveraray at the top of Loch Awe in a spectacular setting is the most photographed ruined castle (15th c) in Scotland, always on cards and choccy boxes. It's on a promontory and you can reach it on foot.
Island of Mull 4 star
Mull Rail: when you alight from the ferry you can get a combined ticket for Torrosay and the miniature train which takes adults too!
Tobermory: nice non tacky shops. Can be reached by bus if you have gone over as a foot passenger.
Staffa likewise.
Sea Life Sanctuary, Barcaldine. 3 star
Over the Connel Bridge and about 20 minutes drive. Great for the kids. Over 30 displays of different types of fish and sea life - Very professionally undertaken.
Cruachan Hydro Scheme Pass of Brander (between Taynuilt and Loch Awe village)
Amazing hydro scheme actually inside the mountain.
St Conan's Kirk, Loch Awe village
Fascinating Victorian church made grander by a local worshipper plagiarising architectural styles from most churches in Scotland! Has everything from monastic cloisters to high Gothic!
Oban "We declare Oban to be one of the finest places we have ever seen" said Queen Victoria.
A lovely unruined town in a beautiful setting of a wide crescent-shaped bay backed by steep hills. Gets crowded in the summer; population doubles at that time to 18k!!Gateway to the highlands and islands, it's a very busy port for ferries.
McCaig's Folly: dominates the town looking like Rome's Coliseum. Good view from there but walk up, the streets are too narrow to take the car.
Rare Breeds Park: rare breeds of animals with pets area.
Oban Distillery: one of the classic 6 malts of Scotland.
